https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/63/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-the-five-pivot-points-of-the-minnesota-timberwolves-offseason-r25801/For the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first domino of the offseason fell last Tuesday evening when Jamal Crawford opted out of his $4.5 million player option. Crawford’s decision, like every other pivot point of this offseason, now presents a new and different set of potential outcomes for the logic...25801Mon, 07 May 2018 11:13:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jamal-crawfords-departure-creates-some-financial-flexibility-r25800/Jamal Crawford opting out of his $4.54 million player option for the 2018-19 season is sad news for JCrossover truthers, as it means Crawford returning to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a second season is an unlikely proposition. For the Wolves, it means gaining important flexibility that could k...25800Thu, 03 May 2018 07:05:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/schreier-thibodeau-has-revived-the-timberwolves-now-hes-got-to-get-the-most-out-of-them-r25797/Tom Thibodeau acted as a defibrillator this season in order to bring the Minnesota Timberwolves back to the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. He returned to the franchise that gave him his first shot in the NBA back in 1989-90, the team’s inaugural season, and found it blue in the lips and...25797Wed, 02 May 2018 07:00:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-season-in-review-part-2-a-look-back-at-the-good-stuff-r25796/Tom Thibodeau and Scott Layden were all smiles at Monday’s end-of-year press conference. Yes, Thibodeau smiled — and laughed! — as they recapped their second season at the helm. Why? Because despite the poor defense, the bad losses to bad teams and lack of progression from key youngsters, the Ti...25796Wed, 02 May 2018 11:41:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-season-in-review-part-1-what-went-wrong-r25795/When I began recapping the Timberwolves 2017-18 season, the idea was to cover everything in one piece. There’s plenty to discuss, but it was also a good season in the grand scheme of things. I thought so, anyway. The team clinched their first playoff berth in 14 years in exciting fashion, Jimmy...25795Mon, 30 Apr 2018 07:00:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-the-future-of-the-timberwolves-lies-in-the-hands-of-andrew-wiggins-r25791/A harsh truth became apparent in the shadow of yet another dismal Andrew Wiggins performance in the season’s playoff finale. On the horizon of a daunting financial future that will pay Wiggins $25, $27, $29, $31 and $33 million annually through 2023, it became clear that the former number one over...25791Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:01:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/towns-and-butler-not-themselves-as-timberwolves-struggle-offensively-r25786/Through two playoff games, the Minnesota Timberwolves have failed to look like the Minnesota Timberwolves. Is it nerves for a pair of prominent young players that have never played in a playoff game? Is it that Jimmy Butler isn’t fully healthy yet? Or is it because the Rockets are just that goo...25786Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:53:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/amidst-the-mess-timberwolves-take-defensive-strides-against-houston-juggernaut-r25785/If just the first five quarters of the Wolves and Rockets series were counted, the score would have been Wolves 124 – Rockets 122 — given that the Wolves lost by three in Game 1 and then led in Game 2, 23-18. This is definitely some convenient gerrymandering given the final result leaving Houston...25785Sat, 21 Apr 2018 07:00:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-several-questions-remain-for-timberwolves-heading-into-game-2-r25782/In the Youngkin Center Gym on the outer edge of Rice University’s campus, Jimmy Butler, Jeff Teague and Aaron Brooks were standing near the top of the key after Tuesday afternoon practice. From my vantage point, it was impossible to hear what they were saying, but it looked like something pretty...25782Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:40:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-activating-karl-anthony-towns-requires-philosophical-continuity-r25780/It seems that everyone and their brother — and Charles Barkley — has an opinion on what Karl-Anthony Towns has to do and how he has to do it differently in Game 2, if the Wolves are to avoid falling into a two-game hole. Because Towns had multiple stints in Game 1 where he went more than 12 minute...25780Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:00:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-playoffs-preview-examining-the-houston-rockets-rotation-r25776/The Houston Rockets are dangerous. Very few people — if anyone — expect the Minnesota Timberwolves to give them a serious run in their first-round matchup, which starts Sunday night in Houston. That’s because the Rockets finished the season with the second-best offensive rating (by one-tenth of...25776Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:17:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/three-things-to-watch-for-in-timberwolves-rockets-r25775/It has been over 5,000 days since the Minnesota Timberwolves last played in a playoff game, which justifies getting into the weeds a bit. Here are three important subplots to the Wolves-Raptors series that could make a discernable difference. Who is going to play? The Wolves (finally) got back t...25775Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:50:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-no-one-is-talking-about-andrew-wiggins-r25774/On Thursday evening, Tom Thibodeau gave a 16-minute press conference to answer any and all things postseason. The conversation covered a slew of topics; past playoff experiences, Derrick Rose’s emergence, Taj Gibson’s health, Jimmy Butler’s presence, and even a thorough breakdown of defending Clin...25774Sat, 14 Apr 2018 10:02:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-prepare-for-first-round-series-against-elite-rockets-pick-and-roll-r25773/After Wednesday night’s win over Denver, Timberwolves fans were elated, and rightfully so. A playoff berth — obtained in the last game of the regular season, no less — is an impressive feat for a slew of reasons. Adding on the franchise’s history makes hyperbolic celebration beyond understandable...25773Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:26:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/wolves-exude-confidence-observations-from-the-regular-season-finale-r25770/Early on Wednesday morning — nine hours before the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets would tip off for a Western Conference play-in game — Wolves rookie Justin Patton walked down the hallway of Target Center wiping the sleep from his eyes. He was flanked by Jeff Teague — who has made the p...25770Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:00:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/every-possible-timberwolves-playoff-seed-scenario-r25769/Six months, 81 games, 19,540 minutes of gameplay, and 63 flights ago the Minnesota Timberwolves began a season with what can only be described as high expectations. Vegas set the bar at 48.5 wins; a signal that made breaking the 13-year playoff drought not only an expectation but a mandate. From...25769Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:29:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-how-did-the-timberwolves-end-up-here-r25768/Maybe the playoffs were never like an absolute certainty for the Timberwolves, but it felt like it early on. But on Wednesday night, they will play for the closest thing to a playoff game this team has participated in the last 14 years — a pseudo play-in game against the Denver Nuggets, whom the...25768Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:15:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-end-of-season-mailbag-part-two-r25766/A million things could happen between now and Wednesday. The Timberwolves could climb all the way up (technically) to the No. 4 seed. They could also miss the playoffs entirely. They could end up with two draft picks or no draft picks. The scenarios are finite, but feel endless. I’ve posted my t...25766Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:50:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-end-of-season-mailbag-part-one-r25765/A million things could happen between now and Wednesday. The Timberwolves could climb all the way up (technically) to the No. 4 seed. They could also miss the playoffs entirely. They could end up with two draft picks or no draft picks. The scenarios are finite, but feel endless. I’ve posted my t...25765Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:39:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-tom-thibodeau-and-the-battle-of-articulating-concepts-r25761/It was a run of 15 games bookended by wins against the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 18 and Jan. 14 that marked the Minnesota Timberwolves best run of the season. In those 28 days, the Wolves had the best record in the NBA (12-3), the best offensive rating in the league (114.3), and also the leag...25761Tue, 01 May 2018 07:00:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-jimmy-butler-can-bring-the-fun-back-to-the-timberwolves-r25760/At this point in the season, Timberwolves fans are usually done. The NBA regular season isn’t done this early in April, but before this year, a Wolves fan had no reason to care about the end result — other than draft position. They’ve had the ability to root for players on other teams, fun stori...25760Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:40:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-can-the-wolves-be-more-than-the-nuggets-r25757/There is an energy in Minnesota. On nights like last Wednesday, when Karl-Anthony Towns drops 56 points, it is an eager enthusiasm both in the locker room and amongst the fan base. But when a home loss to the tanking Memphis Grizzlies happens or a dismantling at the hands of Ricky Rubio and the U...25757Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:56:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/defense-remains-the-problem-in-minnesota-r25755/Being great at something in professional sports usually pops off the screen; breakaway speed, a massive tackle, leaping ability or a gargantuan home run. Typically, greatness isn’t ambiguous. Sports are very rarely akin to an accountant who finds the majority of write-offs, or the lawyer with the...25755Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:12:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/faklis-jeff-teagues-fun-steady-climb-back-r25751/Jeff Teague wasn’t the story of Wednesday night’s win over the Atlanta Hawks, but he became part of the story towards the end. With 2:14 left, Karl-Anthony Towns already had his record-setting 56 points. But he got another opportunity to add to his total. Suddenly, 60 points appeared to be on th...25751Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:59:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/moore-unleashing-karl-anthony-towns-in-the-post-r25748/With 5:18 remaining in the what turned out to be the worst loss of the season, the Wolves needed a bucket desperately against the Memphis Grizzlies. After having led by four points at the end of the third quarter, the offense had only made two baskets — both by Andrew Wiggins — in the seven minute...25748Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:20:04 +0000